GeorgeHastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon was born circa 1540.1 He was the son of FrancisHastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and CatherinePole.2,1 He married DorothyPort, daughter of SirJohnPort, in July 1557.1 He died on 31 December 1604.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Derbyshire in 1562.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1565.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1571.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leicestershire between 1584 and 1587.1 He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Hastings, of Hungerford [E., 1482] on 14 December 1595.1 He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Hastings [E., 1461] on 14 December 1595.1 He succeeded to the title of 9th Lord Botreaux [E., 1368] on 14 December 1595.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Huntingdon [E., 1529] on 14 December 1595.1 He inherited Dale Abbey, Derbyshire through his wife.1

FerdinandoHastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon was born on 18 January 1608/9.2 He was the son of HenryHastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon and LadyElizabethStanley.1,2 He married LucyDavies, daughter of SirJohnDavies and EleanorTuchet, on 7 August 1623.2 He died on 13 February 1655/56 at age 47.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leicestershire in 1625.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leicestershire from 1628 to 1629.2 He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.2 He was called up to House of Lds vp in his f's Barony of Hastings in October 1640.3 He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Hastings [E., 1461] in October 1640, in his father's lifetime.2 He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Huntingdon [E., 1529] on 14 November 1643.2 He succeeded to the title of 11th Lord Botreaux [E., 1368] on 14 November 1643.1 He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Hastings, of Hungerford [E., 1482] on 14 November 1643.2

Children of Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon and LucyDavies